Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagrъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Most likely from *bag- (attested in *bagati (to ignite fire)) + *-rъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Karl Heinrich Menges proposed borrowing from some Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bakïr (copper).

Adjective edit

*bagrъ[1]

  1. purple (color)
Declension edit
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Descendants edit
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: багри́й (bahrýj) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:

Etymology 2 edit

Nominalization of *bagrъ (see Etymology 1).[1]

Noun edit

*bãgrъ m[1][2][3]

  1. purple (color)
  2. purple dye (probably)
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See also edit

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 1”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 178
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 130
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bagrъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b rød maling (PR 134)
Further reading edit
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “багра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 24

Etymology 3 edit

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰ- (to bend), compare *bʰāǵʰus (arm).

Noun edit

*bagrъ m[1][2]

  1. hook, gaff
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References edit

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 2”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 179
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 132